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=== Spelling  ===
=== Spelling  ===


Spelling rules were not standardized in earlier centuries. The following spelling variations are common:  
To some extent spelling reform began in Sweden due to the efforts of Svenska Akademien in 1889. The most well known spelling reform began in 1906 due to a minister - school teacher named Fridtjuv Berg who wanted to standardize the spelling for the schools. Parliment and other government offices transitioned to this spelling between about 1910 and 1920. In 1923 the Svenska Akadamien Ordlista was published in its 8th edition using the reformed spelling.Before spelling reform the following variations were common:  


*ä used for e  
*ä used for e  
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